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Showing 35413550 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1180-13

The lawyer for the minor or the minor's parents may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file. He may not communicate the copies thus obtained or their reproduction to the minor o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hazardous work.

Article R1334-13

Work carried out in a dwelling or building constructed before 1 January 1949 that causes dust emissions is presumed to be at risk within the meaning of article L. 1334-11 if the measures taken to prot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-4-A

A.-For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 2123-18-2, the deliberation of the municipal council determines the documents that the members of the municipal council must provide for th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Disputes arising during the performance of a contract of employment

Article R743-139-14

…proposes and the points remaining in dispute. He shall give a copy to each of the parties.The case may only be referred to the industrial tribunal, on pain of inadmissibility, if the claimant provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Disputes arising during the performance of a contract of employment

Article R743-139-12

The President of the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce shall be seised as mediator of any dispute arising from the performance of an employment contract either by application lo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-13

…s authorised to practise their profession in France.In accordance with the provisions of article L. 4061-1, masseur-physiotherapists covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-130

The operation, as defined in the second paragraph of 3° of Article R. 5124-2, of a proprietary medicinal product benefiting from a parallel import authorisation is carried out by the holder of this au…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-8

The mediator does not have investigative powers. However, he may, with the agreement of the parties and for the purposes of the mediation, hear third parties who consent. The mediator may not be appoi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-22

…mber and which is stamped by the registrar indicating the day on which it was lodged. This document may also be filed with the registry of the investigating judge, the liberty and custody judge or the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-6

I.-The Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers or his appointed representative may require any person to take measures to reduce the size of his position or exposure in a financial instrument,…

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